expedition 16 image gallery from nasa website :)

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JSC2007-E-38109 (23 July 2007) — Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor responds to a query from the media during an Expedition 16 pre-flight press conference at the Johnson Space Center.

JSC2007-E-38115 (23 July 2007) — European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Eyharts (left) and astronaut Garrett Reisman, both Expedition 16 flight engineers; along with Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are photographed during a pre-flight press conference at the Johnson Space Center. Eyharts is scheduled to arrive on the International Space Station in December to replace Dan Tani of NASA (out of frame), who arrives in October. Reisman is scheduled to arrive on the station in February 2008 to replace Eyharts.

JSC2007-E-38132 (23 July 2007) — Astronaut Peggy Whitson (right), Expedition 16 commander; Russia’s Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor pose for a portrait following a pre-flight press conference at the Johnson Space Center. Whitson, Malenchenko and Shukor are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in a Soyuz spacecraft in October.

JSC2007-E-45198 (July 2007) — Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, takes a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

JSC2007-E-45197 (July 2007) — Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (right), Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor take a break from training in Star City, Russia to pose for a portrait. Whitson, Malenchenko and Shukor are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in a Soyuz spacecraft in October. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

JSC2007-E-48362 (28 Sept. 2007) — NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, speak with Russian officials at the RSC Energia Assembly and Testing Facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to their launch on a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to the International Space Station scheduled for Oct. 10. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2007-E-48360 (28 Sept. 2007) — Attired in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (left), Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor participate in pre-launch dress rehearsal activities at the Baikonur, Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in preparation for their launch on a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to the International Space Station scheduled for Oct. 10. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2007-E-48363 (29 Sept. 2007) — Soyuz TMA-11 prime and backup crewmembers participate in the traditional flag-raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan as they prepare for their launch scheduled for Oct. 10 on a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to the International Space Station. From the left are NASA astronauts Peggy A. Whitson and Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 16 prime and backup commander, respectively; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; Malaysian spaceflight participants Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Faiz Khaleed (backup); and cosmonaut Salizan S. Sharipov, backup Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2007-E-49853 (4 Oct. 2007) — NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (standing) take a break from their busy schedule to play checkers in the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, as the crewmembers prepare for their launch scheduled for Oct. 10 on a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2007-E-50607 (5 Oct. 2007) — NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (center), Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor pose for a photo in front of Korolev’s cottage as they prepare for their launch scheduled for Oct. 10 on a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft to the International Space Station. The plaque’s translation is “Chief designer academician Sergei P. Korolev lived and worked in this house from 1956-1965.” Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2007-E-50601 (5 Oct. 2007) — NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (center), Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor answer questions from media representatives near the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft in the RSC Energia Assembly and Testing Facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan as they prepare for their launch scheduled for Oct. 10 to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2007-E-50756 (8 Oct. 2007) — The Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft was transported by railcar to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 8, 2007 for launch Oct. 10 to carry NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor to the International Space Station. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station. Shukor, who is flying under an agreement between Malaysia and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

JSC2007-E-50757 (8 Oct. 2007) — The Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft was transported by railcar to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 8, 2007 for launch Oct. 10 to carry NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor to the International Space Station. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station. Shukor, who is flying under an agreement between Malaysia and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

JSC2007-E-50928 (9 Oct. 2007) — Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor speaks during the State Commission meeting and press conference Oct. 9, 2007 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew is in preparation for their launch to the International Space Station Oct. 10 in their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station while Shukor will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

JSC2007-E-50925 (9 Oct. 2007) — NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (right), Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are protected behind glass during the State Commission meeting and press conference Oct. 9, 2007 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew is in preparation for their launch to the International Space Station Oct. 10 in their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station while Shukor will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

JSC2007-E-50930 (9 Oct. 2007) — NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (right), Expedition 16 commander; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (center), Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor give a “thumbs-up” signal while protected behind glass during the State Commission meeting and press conference Oct. 9, 2007 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew is in preparation for their launch to the International Space Station Oct. 10 in their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft. Whitson and Malenchenko will spend six months on the station while Shukor will return to Earth Oct. 21 with two of the Expedition 15 crewmembers currently on the complex. Photo credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov